Accession number
PML 146430, leaf 087 (followin
Creator
Hastings, Marian, 1747-1837.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Item inserted following leaf 87 of v. 2 of a set of 4 scrapbooks compiled by William Upcott containing prints and portraits, autographs, manuscripts, facsimiles, ephemera and printed memorabilia, clippings, and original drawings pertaining to the lives of notable persons (see PML 146429-32).
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 23.2 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in ink in a different hand on verso: From Mrs. Hastings wife of The Rt. Honbl. Warren Hastings. The Mrs. Webster alluded to was a natural daughter of Frederick the Great of Prussia. She was at this date about 80 & living on charity.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Regreting her inability to offer assistance to Mrs. Webster, the indigent illegitimate daughter of Frederick the Great.
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